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What are those 911 surcharges on your phone bill?

RBC | The 911 surcharge is imposed by a local governing body, the 911 authority board, to pay costs incurred for the continued operation of emergency telephone service within that governing body’s jurisdiction, such as for equipment, installation and other directly related costs. 

The jurisdiction is set by the Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP) which follows the Fire/EMS jurisdiction lines. Rio Blanco has two 911 authority boards, East Rio Blanco and West Rio Blanco. The…